How to make Ají de Huacatay in 3 Easy Steps!

huacatay leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: parsley

Spinach provides a similar green flavor, while parsley is more accessible.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

In a blender, add 3 tablespoons of huacatay sauce, a handful of queso fresco, 1 tablespoon of toasted peanuts, 1 teaspoon of lime juice, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

Add small amounts of aji amarillo and aji rocoto until reaching the desired level of spiciness and flavor. Add salt to taste and blend.

To thicken the sauce, add saltine crackers and milk, then blend until creamy.

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